RAF CAMERA GUN FOOTAGE [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: RAF CAMERA GUN FOOTAGE [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: CMB 6
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  • Summary: Very brief filmed records of aerial combat and air-to-ground attacks by RAF fighter pilots. Captions identify pilot name, squadron, date and time of attack, aircraft type and target. (Personnel named are not visible.)
  • Description: Combat Film No 14. Flight Lieutenant Pearson of 54 Squadron on 24/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Messerschmitt Me 109. Combat Film No 17. Flight Lieutenant Malan of 74 Squadron on 24/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Dornier Do 217 and Potez aircraft. Combat Film No 30. Sergeant Hayes of 65 Squadron on 27/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Dornier Do 217. Combat Film No 36. Flight Lieutenant Malan of 74 Squadron on 27/5/1940 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Dornier Do 217. Combat Film No 173. Flight Lieutenant Tamblyn of 242 Squadron on 25/2/1941 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Junkers Ju 88. Combat Film No 174. Pilot Officer Ogilvie of 609 Squadron on 19/3/1941 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Messerschmitt Me 109. Combat Film No 175. Flight Lieutenant Tamblyn of 242 Squadron on 25/3/1941 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Dornier. Combat Film No 176. Pilot Officer McKelvie of 603 Squadron on 18/6/1941 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Messerschmitt Me 109. Combat Film No 177. Squadron Leader Rankin of 92 Squadron on 18/6/1941 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Messerschmitt Me 109. Combat Film No 178. Flight Lieutenant McFie of unidentified squadron on 19/6/1941 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: unspecified. Combat Film No 179. Flying Officer Ogilvie of 609 Squadron on 21/6/1941 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Messerschmitt Me 109. Combat Film No 180. Flight Lieutenant Gilroy of 603 Squadron on 30/6/1941 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Messerschmitt Me 109. Combat Film No 181. Flying Officer Charles of 54 Squadron on 30/6/1941 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: Messerschmitt Me 109. Combat Film No 211. Flight Lieutenant Grassick of 242 Squadron on 2/9/1941 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: unspecified. Combat Film No 225. Squadron Leader Gillam of 615 Squadron on 26/9/1941 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: unspecified. Combat Film No 229. Squadron Leader Gillam of 615 Squadron on 27/9/1941 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: unspecified. Combat Film No 233. Squadron Leader Gillam of 615 Squadron on 3/10/1941 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: E-boats. Combat Film No 234. Flying Officer Mouchott of 615 Squadron on 3/10/1941 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: guardships. Combat Film No 236. Squadron Leader Gillam of 615 Squadron on 9/10/1941 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: ships and aircraft. Combat Film No not given. Pilot Officer Junski of 315 Squadron on 13/10/1941 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire . Target: ground targets, strafing. (NB title has no combat film number, but from the details present believed to be CF 241 which appears in CMB 3.) Combat Film No 249. Flying Officer Mouchotte of 615 Squadron on 17/10/1941 at unspecified time, flying Hawker Hurricane. Target: flak ship. Combat Film No 258. Sergeant Green of 41 Squadron on 27/10/1941 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: shipping. Pilot firing cannon and guns. Combat Film No 260. Pilot Officer Buchanan of 41 Squadron on 27/10/1941 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: shipping. Pilot firing cannon and guns. Combat Film No 263. Sergeant Walker of 234 Squadron on 30/10/1941 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: shipping. Pilot firing cannon and guns. Combat Film No 272. Sergeant Birtles of 118 Squadron on 3/11/1941 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: shipping. Pilot firing cannon and guns. Combat Film No 273. Flight Lieutenant Mowat of 607 Squadron on 1/11/1941 at unspecified time, flying Hawker Hurricane IIB . Target: ground targets. Combat Film No 304. Flying Officer Daszewski of 303 Squadron on 15/11/1941 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: ground targets, strafing. Pilot firing cannon and Browning gun. Combat Film No 306. Squadron Leader Jankiewicz of 303 Squadron on 15/11/1941 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: ground targets, strafing. Pilot firing cannon and Browning gun. Combat Film No 307. Pilot Officer Drobinski of 303 Squadron on 15/11/1941 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: ground targets, strafing. Pilot firing cannon and Browning gun. Combat Film No 309. Pilot Officer Krawczynski of 308 Squadron on 15/11/1941 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: ground targets, strafing. Pilot firing cannon and Browning gun. Combat Film No 312. Pilot Officer Kudrewicz of 308 Squadron on 15/11/1941 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: ground targets, strafing. Pilot firing cannon and Browning gun. Combat Film No 314. Pilot Officer Paley of 308 Squadron on 15/11/1941 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: ground targets, strafing. Pilot firing cannon and Browning gun. Combat Film No 316. Squadron Leader Gaunce of 41 Squadron on 18/11/1941 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: shipping. Combat Film No 318. Flight Lieutenant Hugo of 616 Squadron on 18/11/1941 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: ground targets. Combat Film No 320. Squadron Leader Villa of 65 Squadron on 23/11/1941 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: ground targets. Combat Film No 323. Flight Lieutenant Hugo of 615 Squadron on 23/11/1941 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: ground targets. Combat Film No 324. Sergeant Chandler of 615 Squadron on 23/11/1941 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: ground targets. Combat Film No 397. Pilot Officer Johnstone of 602 Squadron on 12/2/1941 at unspecified time, flying unidentified aircraft. Target: shipping. Combat Film No 408. Pilot Officer Gibbs of 607 Squadron on 12/2/1942 at unspecified time, flying Hawker Hurri-bomber . Target: shipping. (NB aircraft noted as bomber although written record is extremely difficult to read.) Combat Film No 444. Flight Sergeant Scorer of 602 Squadron on 9/3/1942 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: unspecified. Pilot firing cannon and Browning gun. Combat Film No 463. Wing Commander Hanks of unidentified squadron on 9/3/1942 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: unspecified. Pilot firing cannon and Browning gun. (NB Squadron number appears to have been censored.) Combat Film No 464. Pilot Officer Stewart of 412 Squadron on 15/3/1942 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: E-boats. Pilot firing cannon and Browning gun. Combat Film No 468. Squadron Leader Hugo of 41 Squadron on 14/3/1942 (?) at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: Messerschmitt Me 109. Pilot firing cannon and Browning gun. Combat Film No 469. Pilot Officer Glen of 41 Squadron on 15/3/1942 (?) at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: Messerschmitt Me 109. Pilot firing cannon and Browning gun. (NB no visible footage - only blank frames!) Combat Film No 478. Pilot Officer Divoy of 64 Squadron on 15/3/1942 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: ground targets. Pilot firing cannon and Browning gun. Combat Film No 479. Pilot Officer Donnet of 64 Squadron on 15/3/1942 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: ground targets. Pilot firing cannon and Browning gun. Combat Film No 484. Sergeant Spacek of 313 Squadron on 18/3/1942 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: ground targets. Pilot firing cannon and Browning gun. Combat Film No 492. Pilot Officer Armstrong of 129 Squadron on 24/3/1942 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: unspecified. Pilot firing cannon and Browning gun. Combat Film No 493. Pilot Officer Sherk of 129 Squadron on 25/3/1942 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Pilot firing cannon and Browning gun. Combat Film No 516. Pilot Officer Tait of 602 Squadron on 2/4/1942 at unspecified time, flying Supermarine Spitfire. Target: Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Pilot firing cannon and Browning gun.
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: CMB 6
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1940
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Air Force (Production sponsor) Royal Air Force (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm
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